The Mayor and Mayoress of Midsomer Norton, Cllr Gordon Mackay and his wife, Julia, attended the ceremonial Mayor Making service at Bath Abbey on Saturday the 3rd June where Dine Romero was appointed the new Mayor of Bath.

In splendid attire, Mayors, Mayoresses, civic leaders, senior dignitaries and regimental representatives from far and wide assembled in Bath’s Guildhall before parading through crowded streets to arrive in Bath Abbey where the Annual Meeting of Charter Trustees was held.

The ceremony started with the election of Cllr Romero who has represented the Southdown ward for some twenty years. While the Mayoral party retired to exchange robes and the Collars of Office, the congregation were entertained by performances from the Bath Strings Academy Quartet and Zenith Youth Theatre Company.

After the new Mayor returned, adorned in her official robes, Cllr Rob Appleyard, the outgoing Mayor of Bath made his resolution of thanks before Cllr Bharat Pankhania was duly appointed as the new Deputy Mayor.

Concluding the ceremony, Andrew Brownsword CBE was admitted as an Honorary Freeman of the City of Bath to recognise his charitable work in the city before the Civic Procession then returned through the streets of Bath, bathed in all its Georgian glory, back to the Guildhall for a formal reception with the new Mayor.

“Representing my town of Midsomer Norton at such a grand event is the most incredible honour”, enthused Cllr Mackay.

“It’s been a privilege to meet the lovely Mayors and Mayoresses of our neighbouring towns and cities and I look forward to welcoming them to our town one day.”